February 20, 2013, 11:09PM

Governor Tom Corbett spoke with the PennLive editorial board in a wide-ranging interview on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. He said he has a plan that he hopes will gain bipartisan support. When asked about the possibility of allowing new tolls, he said it could be possible, but Washington would have to allow it first.

January 01, 2011, 9:06PM

Motorists will be paying more to drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, but the amount of the increase is lower for E-ZPass users, whose tolls are deducted automatically through a debit or credit card account. Full story »

December 21, 2010, 1:01AM

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is raising fees - - OK, maintenance and associated fees have increased - - I understand. I have E-ZPass so this increase doesn't affect me as much as the cash driver. However, they also are eliminating printing the toll fares on each ticket so that when the next toll increase comes up all the remaining tickets... Full story »

March 17, 2010, 1:49AM

A toll is a tax and if the Rendell administration has its way, we taxpayers will have no protection against having our great highway system arbitrarily tolled. Our interstate system, the finest in the world, forms the backbone for national commerce and transportation. Pennsylvania doesn't own Interstate 80; it belongs to the federal government and is financed by highway taxes... Full story »

March 09, 2010, 1:01AM

The Patriot News' positive view of tolling Interstate 80 ("Washington shouldn't steer away I-80 tolls, Feb. 26) addresses only the revenue needed to pay for state transportation needs but not the fairness of Act 44. With Act 44, both major east-west roads in the state become toll roads, I-76 and I-80. This impacts commerce and costs Pennsylvania businesses money and... Full story »

February 20, 2010, 7:01PM

Gov. Ed Rendell, in his 2010-11 state budget, is banking on the placement of new tolls on Interstate 80 to generate hundreds of millions of dollars for transportation projects. The Obama Administration must approve any tolls on I-80. For months, the Federal Highway Administration has been poring over Rendell’s proposal to remake I-80’s 311-mile, east-west track into a northern sister... Full story »

January 12, 2010, 1:00AM

In your recent editorial ("I-80: Federal indecision taking a toll on transportation funding," you say the money from tolling Interstate 80 is critical to the state's transportation needs and the federal government should give the state an answer on tolling soon. Let's examine the facts. The governor and the Legislature deliberately have put themselves in a position of "no place... Full story »

January 08, 2010, 1:01AM

When I saw the announcement that turnpike tolls are increasing it reminded me of a recent round-trip my family made from Carlisle to Pittsburgh on the toll road. About a fifth of the trip was smooth, the other four-fifths was rough. The constant ba-bump, ba-bump, ba-bump and rocking of our car was not only nauseating, it was hard on the... Full story »

January 06, 2010, 1:30AM

Now that lawmakers finally are focused on finishing the budget by working out table games legislation, we turn our attention to Washington and another critical piece of the state funding puzzle. Pennsylvania is still waiting for the Federal Highway Administration to give a thumbs up or down on tolling Interstate 80. It has been more than two years since... Full story »

November 16, 2009, 1:01AM

While we agree with Mr. Scheiner's statement (Letters, Nov. 9) that the I-80 corridor needs our investment, we also believe all Pennsylvania's roads need to be maintained and improved as necessary. We disagree with the opinion that tolling existing highways is the way to fund this need. Adding tolls to highways would constitute double payment for the use of these... Full story »

October 30, 2009, 8:33PM

October 23, 2009, 1:35AM

As a professional engineer who has a front- row seat to the funding crisis affecting Pennsylvania’s highways, bridges and public transportation systems, I strongly agree with The Patriot-News’ position endorsing Interstate 80 tolling (“Transportation woes: Tolling I-80 is best option for funding,” Oct. 18). Our engineering consulting firm is involved in transportation improvement projects in Pennsylvania and internationally, and every... Full story »

August 13, 2009, 1:01AM

In response to David W. Patti's transportation funding article (Sunday Patriot-News, Aug. 9), he's onto something enormous. There's no doubt tolling Interstate 80 will give us a sustained funding source to make our roads and bridges safer. So once Interstate 80 is tolled in Pennsylvania then so it will go with every state. With such a huge success, why don't... Full story »

June 07, 2009, 12:00AM

REVENUE POTENTIAL $2 billion to $3 billion, estimate by Peter Samuel, editor of Tollroadsnews.com PROS - Highways are already in place and installation of infrastructure would be relatively inexpensive - Tolls could be tailored to traffic levels and local conditions - People would be paying for a "service" based on the amount they used it CONS - May not be... Full story »

January 27, 2009, 10:21AM

EASTON -- Drivers using Interstate 78 are going to find crossing between Pennsylvania and New Jersey easier. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has approved a new $10 million toll system that will allow motorists to pass through toll collection points at highway speeds -- 55-60 mph -- without stopping. A violation enforcement system will be included to read... Full story »

July 31, 2008, 11:10PM

Urban bus services took record hits in fuel costs without having to cut routes. And the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation was able to expand its roster of highway and bridge repair projects. One year in, those are the early benefits of a 2007 transportation funding plan that has turned the Pennsylvania Turnpike from a self-supporting highway into a financier... Full story »

July 23, 2008, 7:22AM

CAMDEN, N.J. -- Drivers are telling the Delaware River Port Authority that now is not the time to hike tolls. The agency is planning to raise tolls at its four Philadelphia-area bridges from $3 to $4 in September. The tolls, paid only by vehicles crossing into Pennsylvania, would go to $5 in 2010. Full story »

July 14, 2008, 12:45PM

Tolls on Interstate 80 are projected to generate about $250 million a year to repair the highway's surface, rebuild its bridges and perform other construction work, according to state officials. Pennsylvania Turnpike officials provided new details about their long-term plans for the northern Pennsylvania interstate at a news conference today. Full story »